Jim Sharp
The Presidents: Jim Sharp

By Michael Roberts. After the death of founding President William Beazley and the brief term of

Alfred Cross
The Presidents: Alfred Cross

By Michael Roberts: It might seem an odd thing to say, but Collingwood's shortest-serving

The Presidents: William Beazley

Collingwood's founding President was a man of compassion, vision and foresight. William Beazley's

Len Thompson won the 'Most Consistent Player' award a record five times.
Most Consistent Player

The award for Most Consistent Player began in the 1920s and 1930s, then died out until it

Les Smith won the inaugural award in 1951.
The awards: Under-19s Best and Fairest

The Collingwood Football Club first fielded a thirds team – the under-19s – in 1951,

Jiggy Harris won the award in 1927.
Austral Cup

This was a trophy presented by the owner of the Austral Theatre in Northcote, to the Collingwood

Most Improved Player

In 1983 the club decided to acknowledge the achievements of those players it felt had improved

Most Determined

Like many club awards, this one appeared out of nowhere in 1964 when it was given to Kevin Rose (he

Tony Shaw accepts the Most Courageous award from board member Wayne Richardson in 1994.
Most Courageous Player

This award was first presented as a one-off in 1978, to acknowledge Ronnie Wearmouth’s gutsy

Heath Shaw with Gavin Brown at the 2006 Copeland Trophy night.
Leading Desire Indicators

In 1990, coach Leigh Matthews initiated the 'Wrecker Award' at Collingwood for the player who was

Ryan Cook accepts the VFL best and fairest award from Max Richardson.
Reserves Best and Fairest

(J. J. Eastman Trophy 1941–1970; E.A. Eastman Trophy 1971–83; Joseph Wren Memorial

Gavin Brown, Denise Millane (Darren's mum) and Jarrad Molloy in 2001.
Best Clubman

The history of this award is a little confusing, but we'll do our best to explain. The Best Clubman